Friends of ELPL

Our serious sideWe believe the East Longmeadow Public Library is a vital literary, cultural and social center of our community. Our group supports the library’s activities and provides for some of its needs. We educate the public about library issues, promote good-will, and raise much-needed funds to benefit the library and its patrons. If you take the library and these issues seriously, we think you would make a great Friend!

Our fun side
We put smiles on faces! We smile because we meet new people, strengthen friendships and feel a great sense of accomplishment in what we do. Event participants smile for lots of reasons (just ask them!). The library staff smiles because we raise money for items they need and our events help make the library a great place to visit.

Our accomplishments
We’re proud to bring you tried-and-true events as well as new endeavors each year and provide materials and funding for the library. Here are just some of the contributions you can be a part of when you become a Friend:

Adult book discussion series
Annual Spring book and bake sale
Annual paperback book sale
Author’s book signings
Evenings with authors

Friends writing contest
Art prints
Children’s summer reading program funding
Purchase of museum passes as a Friends’ perk
And many other materials, supplies and events!

Let us put your dues to work
Any patron of the East Longmeadow Public Library is eligible to become a Friend, whether you live in town or not. When you join, your membership fee helps to enrich and promote the library. Much of our support to the library is made possible through membership fees. Let us put your dues to work!

For your membership, you’ll get:

Discounted cost on Friends events, such as the book discussion series Early admittance to book sales Museum Passes

Pick your level of involvement:
To be a Friend, just complete the enrollment form and pay your membership fee. There’s no other commitment – unless you choose to become actively involved. (We’d love that!) You could provide baked goods for our sale, make research calls to area libraries, help write our newsletter, hang event posters around town, stuff envelopes, sort books for sales, manage an event, brainstorm fundraising ideas, you name it!